Cleaning It Up
The lioness starts grooming the deer when she sees it, and the baby doesn’t seem to mind. It looks as though he’s having fun after his traumatic situation. Why did the lioness clean up the baby deer?
Cleaning It Up
Finishing Up
Overall, the baby deer appears to fall asleep while its new “mom” is cleaning her. The young deer was probably exhausted and ready for a little break. However, the lioness then opens her jaws wide, making the photographer say, “Wow!”
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Finishing Up